Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-11-12

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was a great blunder, the president con.
sidered the %advisability of making Endi.
cot q scape-goat. by demanding his res.
ignation, but changed his mind. He
could not afford to irritate the indepen-
dents. the mugs who went wumping all
over Massachusetts and New York in "a,
and who are expected to play the straight
Democratic tune. in 'ss. Nevertheless,
Mr.. Cleveland has held his cards we'll in
hand. Hehas used the men of his cabi-
net as a man uses his cards in ''cut
throat" or i'll poker. They have been
mere playthings for him. He has 'domi-
mated his cabinet and continues to use
the members Of his council as mere dunn
mics. They have neither character nor
individuality. Lamar alone has been
somewhat Independent.
There never vas quite so much shop
ping done in this city as is being done
now. Every year the population in
creases, and the new comers are all
wealthy. There is no manufacturing or
any other sort of enterprise here to build
up a city, but it is the center of society
and politics, and is growing to be q
center Of education and intelligence.
The merchants and money kings of the
great trade centors are annually moving
here and building beautiful residences
in which to pass their declining years,
and it is this class which builds up the
city. The mothers, wives, and daugh-
ters of these well-to-do gentry are shop
pers. They have been spending all the
days of the years oftheir lives ina study
of iconoclasm. That is what American
women are getting to be, iconoclasts.
The men build up and work their lives
away. The women study only to tear
down add destroy. To look beautiful at
no matter what cost, and to devise new
and expensive dresses and features of
raiment, these are tho ideas which occu-
py the minds and develops the intellects
of American women. Therefore, while
the old fellows are making fortunes, and
building houses, and adding to their in-
comes, the women are busy all day shop
ping. buying goods that are not needed,
watching other women and seeing what
they wear and how it il trimmed. They
not holpmeets for their energetic hus-
bands. These are not the kind OF words
to which the ladies willtake very kindly,
but they are words of wisdom. There is
a congressman here, a nowly elected
member, who has been obliged to bring
his family with him. I know that in the
old homo he lived well ON two thousand
a year, which was the income Of his law
practice. Ho could have come hero for
a term and saved at least IS, 600 out of his
$780, 900 income for two years. But no,
his family had to come His wife is a
fairly good looking woman, and had to
come to Washington to shine in society,
like a butterfly, for a little season and
then disappear and drag her husband
down with her. Here they are. They
have rented afurnished house at $2OOper
month. That is tho way half the sal
airy goes. Then they keep servant
costing $40 per month. Their gas and
fuel bills will make the full So, 900
for Immediate EXPENSES without coming
to the table. That will cost them anoth-
or thousand dollars, if they are economi-
cal and do not give to many dinners and
lunches. But, since they have beon in
this city for tho past two weeks, the
ladies have spent not less than $4,000 in
shopping. You can readily SEQ that MIR.
Congressman is not going to get out Of
this city without leaving lots Of debts
behind him. He is to honest to steal or
sell his vote, but he may be compelled to
become a thief or william, in order to
keep up with the procession. There are
other congressman who are wealthy and
can afford to live beyond their incomes.
But, the poor man who is elected to con-
gress. is ruined, if he happens to have
the ordinary kind of an American girl
for a wife. These women who spend
their time, and the hard earned money
of their husbands, in the shop o fthe great
city, are iconoclasts. They are all too
numerous. The press and pulpit have
been two fulsome and flattering in it,
references to the girls of America. They
are not angles, in white robes. But, they
are butter flies IN gilded skins. and are
as usless as they are costly. The COM
nonsense American girl will agree with
this statement. The female here describ-
cd, will get mad about it, and hate the
writer. The store windows on Penn
sylyania avenue are respondent with the
beautiful things which should only be
had, hold, kept, and worn by roy atty,
or a Turkish harem. All sorts of appli-
ances are for sale. and are being bought
for destroying the female form, and
making it a hideous deformity. Unborn
millions arc going to suffer for tho fol-
lies of the shopping girls Of this period.
One thing, and that alone, is COM
mendable in the girls of Washington.
They haye discovered that Mrs. Cleve-
land wears substantial shoes, with
strong broad soles; and they are initial
ing her. Tho result will be that they
will have less corns, more freedom OF
movement, more gracefulness, and bet
ter health. If Mrs. Cleveland would dis
card corsets. now, and get other women
to follow tho example, many thousands
offuture generations OF healthy manhood
would rise up and call her blessed.
Irunkshness OF the Liquor Habit Positively
Cured BY administering DR.. Heinee,
Golden Specific.
It can be given in q cup OF coffee or tea with.
ont tne knowledge OF the person taking it; Ia
n neSt' snd snaa im! less and VIII effect a per1ns-